Shibam (Old Walled City of Shibam)

Shibam is a historic walled town in the Wadi Hadhramaut of eastern Yemen, serving as the seat of Shibam District. It is internationally notable for its mudbrick high-rise urban core, with descriptions in the provided sources indicating some buildings reach as high as eleven stories; the town's layout is described as having been centred on protecting residents from Bedouin attacks. A 1964 documentary records market day activity, water collection at wells, construction with mud, scenes of camel caravans, and the Great Mosque, providing mid-20th-century visual documentation of daily life and the built environment. The documentary description also identifies the city as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982 (as stated in the film description). The supplied sources do not give a precise foundation date or exact coordinates but describe Shibam as a living town of about 7,000 inhabitants in the source material.